Wiki Encounters

A WikiFauna (or UserFauna) is a characterization tropers may use to further convey something about themselves that other tropers may find helpful to understand in regards to their editing style as a troper and as a wiki troper in general. Akin to animism, where non-human entities embody some kind of life-principle, the WikiFauna characterization usually is attached to a fictional or real animal. WikiFauna relates to the culture of All The Tropes and its users and this page WikiFauna serves as a resource to help coordinate, organize, and otherwise manage the writing and editing of WikiFauna pages.

This a Just for Fun page. It is not intended as attack or criticism of other tropers or their editing styles, it is merely a fun page for whimsically explaining general editing styles of various members of the wiki editing community.

be mean or too aggressive. Pointing a fellow troper to a WikiFauna essay to identify him/her as that WikiFauna should not serve to inflame a situation, belittle the troper, or dismiss/discredit the troper for maintaining an opposing/different opinion.

serve to foster negative attitudes in others towards an troper identified with the WikiFauna.

A WikiHobbit is described as having desirable traits of an troper developing expertise niches and evading heavy arguments unless forced to make a valiant stand, often against heavily armored adversaries. Sadly, they are not immune to the temptations of Power.

A WikiTroll is described as having traits of an troper who bait others into repetitive methods of disruption, or, more innocently, like to make weird and quirky edits For The Lulz. Not all WikiTrolls are malicious, and some just want to have some harmless fun with other wiki users, but the malicious types can be a detriment to the wiki and frustrate other WikiFauna.

A WikiAngel is described as having desirable traits of an experienced troper of significantly reduced activity, but who continues to follow the project and to act altruistically in cases of need. WikiAngel is modeled on "Guardian angel".

A WikiDragon is described as having desirable traits of an troper who is sporadically highly active and, when sporadically highly active, are boldly and grand, but exhibits less desirable traits of being clumsy or overconfident.

A WikiGoon is like semi-stealth WikiPolice that try to bounce trouble makers speedily. They have connections and loyalties to other, more senior and powerful users that they might favor over official policy.

A WikiKing takes dramatic ownership of articles, contrary to policy. The description is negative, though intended non-offensively, as a description of a not-yet-encultured over-enthusiastic contribution to a particular subject.

WikiKitten is generally a newcomer, similar to WikiPuppies, but usually have more edits to mainspace articles. They might need help doing things and becoming new tropers, but most of the time make it on their own.

The WikiMercenary neither has their own Wiki-ing principles or projects, they just look for projects where assistance is needed perhaps to take part in the after-glory of, for instance, having contributed to an article being raised to feature status.

WikiPuma refers to a user who edits a lot, but edits carefully. This user will often make grandiose edits, but hates bad grammar and will fix it wherever found. They are prone to lashing out at times, but are scared of fire and avoid flame wars. In addition, they can experience overworking and persecution, potential dangers.

WikiPuppy generally refers to an anxious user, most likely one who is new to All The Tropes. This user will make edits on the subjects they like even though they aren't yet very familiar with things like Wiki formatting and citation. They would be wise to avoid the impatient WikiVampire or coming across as a WikiTroll.

The WikiWolfcub is a user who, although displaying the friendliness of a WikiPuppy, has the hunter-killer mentality of the wolf and is prepared to make bold edits and significant changes, as well as hunting down small prey such as typos.